Overview
- Trade reporting says final‑round screen tests are taking place at Bray Studios and London locations with Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor named among the finalists.
- Callum Turner’s recent resignation as a director of TwentyTwo Films Ltd has been taken as a signal of his availability, while other previously linked names such as Jacob Elordi, Harris Dickinson and Nicholas Hoult are reported to be out of contention.
- Bookmakers have moved on the race with Jack Lowden installed as the favorite and firms naming Turner as a leading rival, though odds and public speculation do not equal a studio confirmation.
- Amazon MGM and producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman have remained publicly silent about casting while Denis Villeneuve is confirmed to direct the next film.
- Producers previously suggested a casting decision could come before year‑end, and the choice will set the lead for future films and related media projects and alter the careers of the actors involved.